Chapter 20 (Notes) Flashcards
Understanding the purpose of basic types of patient care equipment can _________
Improve Customer service
Breast Pump
Mechanical device that extracts and collects milk from the breast.
Continuous passive motion (CPM)
Device that treats synovial joints (hips, knee, ankle, shoulder, elbow,wrist) following surgery or trauma. The device moves the affected joint regularly,without patient assistance.
Defibrillator
A device that applies a brief electroshock to restore the rhythm of the heart.
Enteral nutrition (infusion) pump (also called a feeding pump)
A device that provides nutrition to patients who cannot ingest food because of recent surgery, or because digestive organs do not function properly.
Foot pump
A device that artificially stimulate the venus plantar plexus (the large vein located in the food) It increases blood circulation in bed-ridden patients by simulating the motion produced during walking.
Gastric suction unit
A device that aspirates (withdraws) gastric and intestinal contents.
Hot and cold therapy devices
A device used to reduce swelling, pain and muscle cramps. Also used to treat arthritis, pyrogenic infection and gastrointestinal cramps. Depending on the required therapy, water is cooled or heated and then runs through a disposable pad, which is wrapped around the area being treated. Smaller (heat-only) devices similar to electric heating pads are used on sore muscles.
Hyper/Hypothermia Unit
A device that pump heated or cooled water through a coil pad to therapeutically raise or lower body temperature. Note: These pads are much larger than hot or cold therapy device pads.
Infant incubator
A device that creates and controls the environment (temperature and humidity) of newborns.
IV infusion pump
A device that mechanically controls the administration of intravenous (IV) therapy
Intermittent suction device
A device that starts and stops suctioning periodic intervals.
Microdrip pump
Intravenous infusion pump with a drop control that emits a drop that is smaller than a normal drop.
Oral suction device
A device that suctions mucus from oral and nasal cavities.
Patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pump
A device designed to provide automatic (self) administration
of pain medication
Sequential compression device
A device designed to limit the development of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and peripheral edema immobile patients.
Suction Pump
A device that provides suction by altering the expansion and contraction of air within a cylinder at regular intervals. Also known as aspirators, they use a continuous or intermittent pump and a collection container to aspirate (withdraw fluids or air from a cavity) in patients with lung or throat problems. They can also be used to provide wound drainage, usually from chest or abdominal areas.
Portable suction unit
A mechanical suction device powered by battery or electrical current, used in various facility locations.
Wall suction unit
A mechanical suction device that must be attached to a wall suction (outlet) for power.
Wound VAC therapy
A device that provides negative pressure wound therapy by using controlled suction to close large wounds and promote faster healing.
Technicians in the ________ department perform safety inspections and functional tests on equipment.
Biomedical/Clinical Engineering
When patient equipment enters a healthcare facility, it must be safety checked by a _______ before it is cleared for patient use.
Biomedical technician
Which of the following requires that preventive maintenance standards be established for medical equipment?
a. ) Occupational Safety and Health Administration
b. ) The Joint Commission
c. ) Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
d. ) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
b.) The Joint Commission
All patient care equipment that was dispensed use be considered ________ and handled such, regardless of its appearance
Contaminated
Which of the following common items of patient care equipment limits the development of deep vein thrombosis and peripheral edma in immobile patients?
a. ) Respirator
b. ) Intermittent suction device
c. ) Sequential compression device
d. ) Defibrillator
c.) Sequential compression device
Disposable components such as pads and tubing on patient care equipment should be
discarded at the point-of-use
Equipment should be inspected for obvious hazards such as cracked or frayed electrical cords
whenever the equipment is inspected in Central Service
If an equipment malfunction cause harm to patients, it should be
returned immediately to the biomedical department
Patient care equipment should be stored in a ________ condition
“ready to dispense”
Patient care equipment is typically stored
in the Central Service department
The ________ requires that the healthcare facility report malfunctions of medical devices that have contributed to patient injury, illness and/or death to the manufacturer and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Safe Medical Device Act
Which of the following statements is correct?
a. ) Patient care equipment tracking requires a computer
b. ) Patient care equipment should only be tracked if it has value in excess of an amount specified by the facility
c. ) Tracking patient care equipment can prevent equipment shortages
d. ) Patient care equipment must only be tracked if its usage will be charged to patients
c.) Tracking patient care equipment can prevent equipment shortages
Equipment leasing and rental differ in that
equipment rental is usually done on a shorter-term basis than equipment leasing.
Preventive maintenance is
designed to identify potential problems before they occur.
The decision to use reusable or disposable instruments in procedure trays is determined by
several factors including physician preference, storage and cost.